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vividspecter@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish ·
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Traffic pollution contributes to more than 1,800 premature deaths per year, study estimates

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Traffic pollution contributes to more than 1,800 premature deaths per year, study estimates

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vividspecter@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish ·
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Car pollution is deadly. New research shows us just how much
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Vehicle emissions may contribute to more than 1,800 premature deaths in Australia each year, according to the nation's first assessment of the health impact of traffic-related pollution.

And the study itself:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.122519

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    catalytic converters namely, which of course thieves steal for the precious metals inside.

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